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The Challenges Of Jury Selection In The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

6:39pm February 28, 2015

Is it possible to find an impartial jury to serve in a high-profile trial? NPR's Arun Rath talks with jury consultant Karen Fleming-Ginn about the issues that come up during jury selection.

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9 People Found Dead In Southern Missouri

11:20am February 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Police say a gunman is among those who died following a series of shootings in multiple locations Thursday night.

The Affordable Care Act will take center stage at the Supreme Court on March 4.

5 Things To Know About The Latest Supreme Court Challenge To Health Law

9:09am February 27, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Millions of Americans might not be able to afford insurance if the Supreme Court rules the government erred in making subsidies available in all states. Arguments are

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Legalized Pot In D.C. A Symbolic Victory For Marijuana Advocates

9:42pm February 26, 2015

by Martin Austermuhle

It's now legal to smoke pot in the nation's capital, but you can't do so in public and you still can't buy it legally. Despite the restrictions that are greater than other jurisdictions that have legalized marijuana, many advocates of the voter-approved law say it is symbolic in many other ways.

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Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 28. The panel voted Thursday to send her nomination to be U.S. attorney general to the full Senate.

Senate Panel OKs Loretta Lynch Nomination As Attorney General

8:03pm February 26, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Obama's nominee cleared a major hurdle to succeed Eric Holder. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to send the nomination to the full chamber, where it is expected to pass.

Defense attorneys for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are now allowed to introduce details regarding their clients' interrogations after the so-called "torture report" was released by the Senate Intelligence Committee late last year.

'Torture Report' Reshapes Conversation In Guantanamo Courtroom

7:12pm February 26, 2015

by David Welna

Last year's release of a Senate report on CIA interrogation practices means lawyers for the accused Sept. 11 plotters can now discuss in court the treatment they say their clients endured.

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Little-Known Laws Help Sex Trafficking Victims Clear Criminal Records

5:34pm February 26, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

"I'm not ever going to forget what I've done," says a woman once convicted of prostitution. "But, at the same time, I don't want it thrown in my face every time I'm trying to seek employment."

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Samantha Elauf outside the Supreme Court Wednesday.

High Court Leans Toward Religious Protection In Headscarf Case

2:16pm February 26, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Did Abercrombie & Fitch violate a prohibition against religious discrimination by not hiring a woman who wears a hijab? The company contends it just has a neutral policy against wearing caps.

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Some colleges and police departments are starting to use software that scans social media to identify local threats, but most tips still come from members of the public.

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Awash In Social Media, Cops Still Need The Public To Detect Threats

1:47pm February 26, 2015

by Martin Kaste

It's hard to know when to take violent language seriously online. But when Jonathan Hutson saw an anonymous threat to an unnamed school on Twitter, he couldn't let it go.

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A central figure in videos released by the self-declared Islamic State has been identified as a man from West London. He's seen here dressed in black, threatening Japanese captives Haruna Yukawa (right) and Kenji Goto.

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ISIS Extremist Who Beheaded Prisoners Is Identified As Man From London

1:44pm February 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Intelligence sources say the militant known as "Jihadi John" has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi and that he is a college-educated, British citizen of Kuwaiti descent.